The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-17
Local and state Notes.


Fl. w. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia. is in the city official business.
The earnings of the Vandalia road in October
exceeded those of the corresponding month
1886 500 100
J. A. Perkins who represents the Union and
Green fast-frsight lines at Milwaukee, is in the
city for a day
Belt-road engines yesterday handled $50 car
loads of live stock This includes stock delivered
at the yards and shipped out.
General Passenger Agent Ford, of the Penn
sylvanla lines, is home from his California trip
and in fine trim for business.
The first fifteen days of this month there were
delivered at the Indianapolis works 100
loads Of car building material.
There are los locomotives in service on the
Vandalia. Two new ones have been added to
their equipment the past year.
The c.. II. & L management is strin eng a
new telegraph wire between indianapolis and
Cincinnati for the accommodation of the compa-
nY's business.
The Ohio Falls car-works. Jacksonville, Ind,
have recently expended 100000 in improve.
ments to their works, and have further imp
ments under cont mplation.
The Indianapolis car-works have been award
ed the contract to build $50 for the Ken
lucky Southern road. Col. Bennett Young Is
at the head of this enterprise.
The new depot which the L. E. g St L. road
proposes to build at New Albany will be
structed of brick resting stone foundation,
200 feet in length and ITO feet wide
III. n. Cof6nberry, assistant superintendent
of the Baltimore & OhiS road and j. S Stevens
chief train -dispatcher of the Wabash proper, are
In the city attending the Scottish Rite couclave.
President Roberts expects soon to place his
orders for steel rails for the coming year. Over
fifty thousand tons will be used, and the fac
tories along the line OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road will be favored.
The Pennsylvania Company has expended at
New Albany the past season in improvements in
sheir terminal facilities $3.50. 000 The New AL
bany Ledger says all the improvements made
are of the most substantial character.
The project of building a road from Evans
vile I'd Richmond, Ind, seemingly having been
abandoned, the citizens of Richmond are urging
Col Harry Crawford the moving spirit in the
Indiana Midland road, to extend it from Ander-
to that city.
On Wednesday the Decline was 1863 cars
short of filling the orders on their line. One of
the problems which freight men unable to
solve is why the Lake Shore is so ready to fur
nish cars for roads which not in the Wander
bilt interest at the expense OF the line
which has been short of cars for four months
past.
It is stated on good authority that the en-
ployes of the Decline will receive their pay for
November service in cash instead of checks.
The company. well as the employees, have be-
come Disguised with the check method of paying
off, which was inaugurated during the reign of
E. b. Thomas
The Texas Pacific has only Just been sold. but
1t seems to Se already settled that Ex-Governor
Brown will be the president of company.
management receiver seems
eminently satisfactory to the holders of the
company's securities and time pop
with the patrons of the road
General Superintendent Black of the J., NJ. &
l. has recently discharged two engineers for
running across other railroads crossed by the
j., M. 81 /. without bringing their trains to
standstlL It might be we'll for the superin-
lendents of some other Indianapolis lines
copy after Mr.. Black in this matter.
The Lake Erie & Western has, within the last
six months, put in three miles of new switching
tracks at Findlay. o.. leading to manufacturing
establishments at that point, and have applica-
tons to put in six miles more. Every fellow
there now wants switch. the L. E. & w. peo-
pie have been generous in the matter.
The tenor of the remarks of the Lake Erie 81
Western officials is such to indicate that it
would be wise for the L.. n. A g. C. people
be making arrangements for their terminal ia
e.hties at Indianapolis. The freight traffic of
company will need all the depot room they have.
as well as the yard room.
The officials of the l., ID. & S. road made their
annual inspection trip yesterday, and found the
road In excellent condition. The end
or the road year ago placed in first-class
oroer ana TINS year the main improvements
have been made on the end and train
now be run over any portion of the road a
mile minute with the greatest safety
Harry Crawford has christened the Indiana
Midland road The hlue-ribbon line, assigning
reason that his general manager, FL. H.
Moore has been the whole length of the road
and wherever he found a man who was in the
habit of INDUCING in drinking intoxicating
liquors ne has dropped him from the pany's
pay-rolls, not even excluding section men
Under the present management the Terre
H4use g. Southeastern road is becoming val
IA BILE road to Terre Haute. A road in south
westerly direction would be fully as valuable TO
that city as il would pass through better
country and one which has no railroad facilities
In this connection j: may be we'll 10 state that
Harry Crawford, the head OF the syndicate
suilding tho Indiana Midland, in conversation